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verderben (verb)
To become bad or unfit to eat, as food.
"Die Milch könnte bald verderben, wenn sie nicht im Kühlschrank steht."
Think of 'Ver-DEATH-ben'. When food 'verdirbt', it 'dies' and becomes inedible. When a mood 'verdirbt', the fun 'dies'.
Der Fisch hat verdorben. → Der Fisch ist verdorben.
Er verderbt mir den Spaß. → Er verdirbt mir den Spaß.
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